Business and Its Environment

Enterprise

The Nature of Business Activity

The Dynamic Business Environment

Local, National, International Businesses and MNCs

Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship

Risk, Uncertainty and Business Enterprise

Business Plans

Business Structure

Economic Sectors

Business Ownership: Sole Traders and Partnerships

Business Ownership: Companies

Business Ownership: Co-ops and Social Enterprises

Business Ownership: Franchises and Joint Ventures

Choosing the Right Business Ownership

Size of Business

Measurements of Business Size

Business Growth

Evaluating External Business Growth

Business Objectives

Objectives and Business Decisions

Business Objectives in the Private and Public Sector

Corporate Social Responsibility and Elkington's Triple Bottom Line

Stakeholders in a Business

Internal and External Stakeholders

The Influence of Stakeholders

External Influences on Business (A Level)

Political Influences

Business Strategy (A Level)

Porter's Five Forces and Blue Ocean Strategy

Human Resource Management

Human Resource Management (HRM)

The Role of Human Resource Management

Workforce Planning

Recruitment

Selection and Employment Contracts

Redundancy and Dismissal

Management and Workforce Relations

Motivation

Motivation Theories: Herzberg, McClelland and Vroom

Management

Management Functions

Management Styles

Organisational Structure (A Level)

Types of Organisational Structure

Leadership (A Level)

The Importance of Leadership

Leadership Theories

Human Resource Strategy (A Level)

Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence in HRM

Marketing

Marketing Analysis (A Level)

Promotional Elasticity of Demand

Marketing Strategy (A Level)

Approaches to Marketing Strategy

Operations Management

The Nature of Operations

Methods of Operation (Production)

Operations Strategy (A Level)

Operational Decisions

Finance & Accounting

Costs

Approaches to Costing

Financial Statements (A Level)

Using Financial Statements Effectively

Inventory Valuation & Depreciation

Analysing Published Accounts (A Level)

Investment Ratios

Exam boards

• Edexcel A Level Business
• AQA A Level Business

Study tools

• Cambridge (CIE) A Level Business · Past Papers

Related links

• A Level Business · Revision Notes
• A Level Business · Exam Questions
• A Level Business · Flashcards
• A Level Business · Past Papers